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Thread started 05/12/04 3:51am

toejam

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The background of the MUSICOLOGY album artwork

I was just thinking. The background of the MUSICOLOGY album cover (all those roots on the white backdrop). Do you think that this is a reference to the PURPLE RAIN album and WHEN DOVES CRY single cover art that had the flowers on the white backdrop? As if it's symbolising that the "flowers" (the inspiration) have grown into the "roots" of the current music culture? That's my interpretation anway.
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Reply #1 posted 05/12/04 6:43am

NUMBERTWOFANAT
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I think it's a metaphor of his musical roots.
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Reply #2 posted 05/12/04 7:57am

kendogg

I think that it is to represent the school walls, with ivy, like you'd see at a university or whatever, as with the theme "school's in session". The whole "Musicology" thing is to educate folks... so that's my interpretation
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Reply #3 posted 05/12/04 10:37am

Novabreaker

The flowers... are dead?
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Reply #4 posted 05/12/04 11:21am

Jestyr

kendogg said:

I think that it is to represent the school walls, with ivy, like you'd see at a university or whatever, as with the theme "school's in session". The whole "Musicology" thing is to educate folks... so that's my interpretation


Thank you, kendogg. I don't know where people are getting this 'roots' thing from. Roots don't grow on the sides of buildings.
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Reply #5 posted 05/12/04 2:19pm

danielboon

looks like tree branches that have shed there leaves !
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